Recent content by Vikki

Would appreciate any advice on the following. The cheapest option for replacing my current 1980s 'wind tunnel/freezer' style conservatory seems to be another upvc kit. I am thinking I will have one wall just panels, and panels around the other two for the bottom third. Do modern kits have...

I have block paving on the drive of my house. It's been down about 3 years and has weeds starting to grow through. I've tried a few weedkillers but they don't seem to do much. My neighbour has been spraying his drive over the past few weeks and his is now almost clear. I could go along and...

There is a leak somewhere on my central heating. The pressure is taking about 24-36 hours to work down to a point where the combi boiler won't fire. Most of the pipework is under floorboards, but two radiators are on a concrete floor. After days of searching, I cannot find this leak. Surely...

The hallways had an old floral patterned vinyl wallpaper. It looked quite sound but was a really loud pattern. I wanted this stripped off and just painted. His Lordship has painted over the vinyl wallpaper. The actual pattern and colour has disappeared but there are all lumpy bits all over...

It was my understanding from having the upstairs radiators changed that modern rads were made for a larger pipe, whereas my pipe is 15mm. Maybe I'm confused with something else in this moneypit of a house, be pleased if I am!

Has anyone any suggestions on how to find a carpenter. I am a nice person (I fink so anyway), I make really nice tea, my house is nice and cool in this hot weather, and my kids do not bite. BUT I cannot get a carpenter. I have tried national and local directories, going round the neighbours...

The central heating in my house is a real mish-mash. The boiler is an Ideal combi fitted 3 years ago. Most of the radiators are really old, with the small bore pipe. I've replaced 3 upstairs radiators out of necessity. Now I want to replace two massive radiators downstairs. They are really...

Would appreciate any advice on using Canadian appliances in the UK, particularly TV/video. I'm not even sure of the voltage in Canada so whether I would need an adaptor. Will my TV pick up the UK signal?

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Now going to the pub to consider me options!

OK, more detail... The two-gang already exists and one switch powers the downlighters in the ceiling which obviously run from the original rose (through 3 transformers). So there's a red, black and earth going from the rose to the switch. We want to power another transformer to run 3 under...

Any advice gratefully received. We've been badly let down by a large kitchen company and have ended up doing the work ourselves. Now have a brill kitchen, but have to sort out the under cabinet lights. We have three lights going to a transformer and had hoped to connect this to a new two-way...